From New York to Los Angeles, murders and other violent crimes are at a 50-year low. In Los Angeles, that’s partly because police and ex-gang members are working together to make the streets safer.
In 1990, people wouldn’t dare stand in the alleyways of 77th Street in South Central L.A.
Today, it’s a different story, says Lorna Hawkins, who lost two sons to gang violence in 1988 and 1992. “They say the streets haven’t been this safe for 50 years.”
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